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September 06, 2024
Cambodia’s Leader Says Arrested Protesters Were Trying to Overthrow the Government
By Sopheng Cheang
The government has arrested an estimated 94 people for protesting an economic agreement with Vietnam and Laos.
September 06, 2024
Why Is Beijing Interested in a Mid-Level Government Aide in New York State?
By Huizhong Wu
Linda Sun held numerous roles in New York state government, including deputy chief of staff for the governor. She was also, prosecutors say, working as an agent for the Chinese government.
September 05, 2024
How Is Bangladesh Doing 1 Month After Sheikh Hasina’s Exit?
By Julhas Alam
Normalcy is slowly returning. The big question is when will elections happen?
September 04, 2024
Mongolia Ignores International Warrant for Putin’s Arrest, Giving Him a Red-carpet Welcome
By Associated Press
The ICC has accused Putin of being responsible for the abductions of children from Ukraine. Member countries are required to detain suspects but there’s no real enforcement mechanism.
September 04, 2024
Indonesia Arrests Fugitive Philippine Mayor Wanted Over Scam Operations
By Jim Gomez and Edna Tarigan
Alice Guo is the subject of a Senate investigation into her links to illegal gaming operations, human trafficking, and money laundering.
September 04, 2024
Outgoing Japanese Leader Kishida Will Visit South Korea for a Summit on Improving Ties
By Kim Tong-hyung
Seoul said that Kishida, who will step down after internal party elections in September, “actively expressed hope” to end his term on a high note in bilateral relations.
August 31, 2024
Timor-Leste Celebrates 25th Anniversary of UN-backed Vote for Independence
By Gantry Meilana
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres – who, while prime minster of Portugal, was heavily involved in the international effort to resolve the crisis in Timor-Leste – attended the celebrations.
August 30, 2024
Bangladesh’s Interim Government Signs UN Convention on Enforced Disappearance
By Julhas Alam
Earlier this week, it established a commission to investigate cases of enforced disappearances during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's rule since 2009.
August 30, 2024
China’s Leader Xi Jinping and Top General Meet US National Security Adviser
By Ken Moritsugu and Huizhong Wu
Jake Sullivan’s trip to Beijing this week was part of a multi-year effort to keep China-U.S. tensions from spiraling into conflict.
August 29, 2024
Traders Observe Daylong Strike Across Pakistan to Protest Rising Costs and New Taxes
By Associated Press
Most of the public markets across Pakistan were closed on Wednesday to protest a rise in electricity costs and new taxes imposed on shop owners.
August 28, 2024
What’s at Stake as 2 Hong Kong Journalists Await a Verdict in Sedition Trial?
By Kanis Leung
The journalists were charged with conspiracy to publish seditious materials under a colonial-era law two years ago.
August 28, 2024
Bangladesh’s Interim Government Lifts Ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami Party
By Julhas Alam
It said that the ban imposed by the Awami League regime was politically motivated and not based on ideology.